Press Release

flynas, the First Airline in Saudi Arabia to Offer Travel Insurance in Partnership with Chubb Arabia

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 25, 2018 --(PR.com)-- flynas, the award winning Saudi national carrier and leading low-cost airline in the Middle East signed an agreement with Chubb Arabia Coorperative Insurance Company to offer flynas customers with travel insurance coverage, making flynas the first airline to offer its passengers travel insurance.

The signing ceremony took place on the sidelines of the Arabian Travel Market that was held from 22nd April to 25th April 2018 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

This exclusive and beneficial feature of adding travel insurance coverage will be available to travellers who reside in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and book flights via www.flynas.com, and the agreement comes as part of the strategic partnership between flynas and Chubb Arabia.

flynas customers will soon be able to benefit from Chubb Arabia’s travel insurance, which combines good terms, attractive prices and, above all, excellent service and support in case of emergency and claims.

Bander Almohanna, Chief Executive Officer - flynas, said during the signing ceremony, “flynas offers its guests value for money with low fares, on time flights and superior customer service which was reflected on our customers’ satisfaction rate that recorded 94%.”

Bander Almohanna added, “Our distinguished and innovative services enabled flynas to be awarded the Middle East’s Leading Low Cost Airline from World Travel Awards for 4 consecutive years in addition to the prestigious Skytrax award for Middle East’s Best Low Cost Airline in 2017. flynas continues to grow and invest in its product offering to further enrich our customer journey and experience.”

Bander Almohanna concluded by saying, “Being the travel insurance provider of choice for a number of major airlines, online travel agencies and financial partners, we are confident that our passengers will benefit from the convenience of purchasing Chubb Arabia’s travel insurance whilst booking their flights on flynas.com, supported by the superior customer service and claims delivery, giving our customers a seamless journey.”

Abdulaziz El Khereiji, Chief Executive Officer of Chubb Arabia, said: “We are proud to be working with flynas, Saudi Arabia’s first low cost airline and launching our market leading solution, allowing customers to purchase travel insurance as part of their flight booking process.”

Giles Ward, Regional President, for Chubb’s Eurasia & Africa Region, said: “As a leading global provider of Travel Insurance, Chubb is very pleased to be partnering with a company of flynas’ reputation. flynas is one of the Middle East’s most successful low cost airlines and has gone from strength to strength since it was established as part of NAS Holdings in 2007. Working together with flynas, we look forward to providing convenient, quality travel insurance to their customers in Saudi Arabia.”

About flynas:Established in 2007, flynas is the national Saudi Carrier and the leading low cost airline in the Middle East with a fleet of 30 Airbus A320 Aircraft, operating over 1,100 flights weekly to 17 domestic destinations and 53 international destinations. Since its launch, flynas has successfully carried more than 38 million passengers from its bases of Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Abha.

flynas’ high value offerings, on-time performance and superior customer service earned flynas the award for Middle East’s Leading Low Cost Airline from World Travel Awards 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, as well as the prestigious Skytrax Award for Middle East’s Best Low Cost Airline in 2017.

Continuing to grow and invest in its products and brand, flynas unveiled a new modern identity in 2013, and made significant investments in 2014, enhancing its aircraft fleet, introducing a dedicated Business class, launching new diversified services. flynas further expanded its partnership portfolio with the signing of an agreement with Airbus to purchase 120 new A320NEO aircraft at a list value of US$8.6 billion, which is considered the second largest agreement in the region, in addition to signing a codeshare agreement with Etihad Airways, Pegasus Airlines and Jet Airways.